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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.37 +0.24%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 1:00pm) 42,790

Calls: 36,381 (85%)

Puts: 6,409 (15%)

Prior (08/18) 74,195

Calls: 63,439 (86%)

Puts: 10,756 (14%)

Current vs Prior -42.33%

Calls: -42.65% (Calls)

Puts: -40.41% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 497,471

Calls: 418,721 (84%)

Puts: 78,750 (16%)

Prior 7-Day Average 71,067

Calls: 59,817 (84%)

Puts: 11,250 (16%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.79%

Calls: -39.18%

Puts: -43.03%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/19 1:00pm) $5.65M

Calls: $4.82M (85%)

Puts: $830.4K (15%)

Prior (08/18) $9.62M

Calls: $7.99M (83%)

Puts: $1.63M (17%)

Current vs Prior -41.27%

Calls: -39.70%

Puts: -48.99%

Prior 7-Day Total $62.72M

Calls: $46.79M (75%)

Puts: $15.93M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $8.96M

Calls: $6.68M (75%)

Puts: $2.28M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.94%

Calls: -27.90%

Puts: -63.50%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/19 1:00pm) 0.18

Prior (08/18) 0.17

Current vs Prior +3.90%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.19

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -8.61%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 1:00pm) 561,968

Calls: 386,911 (69%)

Puts: 175,057 (31%)

Prior (08/18) 518,236

Calls: 349,065 (67%)

Puts: 169,171 (33%)

Current vs Prior +8.44%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,467,336

Calls: 2,293,233 (66%)

Puts: 1,174,103 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 495,333

Calls: 327,604 (66%)

Puts: 167,729 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 3.91% | 7.66%3.91% | 14.88%

Prior 4.65% | 8.20%4.65% | 15.33%

Current vs Prior -15.93% | -6.59%-15.93% | -2.95%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.57% | 7.69%6.28% | 16.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -14.47% | -0.37%-37.74% | -8.11%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.65% | 8.20%4.65% | 15.33%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -15.93% | -6.59%-15.93% | -2.95%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 5.36% | 7.53%

Calls: 5.00% | 4.03%

Puts: 5.71% | 11.03%

Prior 8.96% | 8.59%

Calls: 6.82% | 7.69%

Puts: 11.11% | 9.49%

Current vs Prior -40.18% | -12.34%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.43% | 11.97%

Calls: 6.37% | 10.75%

Puts: 10.48% | 13.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.41% | -37.09%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in calls ($4.82M) vs puts ($830.4K). Below-average activity with volume down 42% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.18 - heavy call buying (36,381 calls vs 6,409 puts). Call-heavy open interest (386,911 calls vs 175,057 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 81 of results (avg 7.3%, best 2.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$34.00	Sep 18	4.90	5.05	$4.97	3.0%	37	0.81	696
$35.00	Sep 18	4.25	4.40	$4.33	3.5%	366	0.75	3.6K
$37.00	Sep 11	2.75	2.85	$2.80	3.6%	23	0.62	105
$45.00	Sep 18	0.99	1.03	$1.01	4.0%	366	0.24	5.7K
$38.00	Aug 28	1.46	1.52	$1.49	4.0%	565	0.55	7.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Sep 18	3.55	3.65	$3.60	2.8%	15	0.57	2.7K
$45.00	Sep 4	7.00	7.25	$7.13	3.5%	6	0.84	40
$38.00	Aug 28	1.10	1.14	$1.12	3.6%	110	0.45	560
$40.00	Sep 25	4.35	4.55	$4.45	4.5%	12	0.57	26
$38.00	Aug 21	0.42	0.44	$0.43	4.7%	1.2K	0.40	1.9K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 29 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Aug 21	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	2.4K	0.19	17.0K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.25	0.28	$0.27	11.1%	213	0.26	724
$39.00	Aug 21	0.37	0.40	$0.39	7.7%	3.4K	0.36	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.55	0.58	$0.56	5.4%	2.5K	0.47	4.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.78	0.82	$0.80	5.0%	2.1K	0.60	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	240	0.09	565
$37.00	Aug 21	0.12	0.14	$0.13	15.4%	501	0.17	1.7K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.23	0.26	$0.25	12.0%	918	0.27	2.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.42	0.44	$0.43	4.7%	1.2K	0.40	1.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.68	0.72	$0.70	5.7%	1.0K	0.53	425

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 129 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$32.00	Aug 21	6.00	6.45	$6.23	7.2%	6	1.00	137
$33.00	Aug 21	5.10	5.45	$5.28	6.6%	2	1.00	229
$33.50	Aug 21	4.40	5.05	$4.72	13.8%	--	1.00	15
$34.00	Aug 21	4.20	4.45	$4.33	5.8%	4	1.00	2.8K
$34.50	Aug 21	3.40	3.95	$3.68	14.9%	4	1.00	84

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Aug 21	6.55	6.95	$6.75	5.9%	1	0.99	350
$44.50	Aug 21	5.50	6.60	$6.05	18.2%	--	0.98	53
$44.00	Aug 21	5.60	6.05	$5.82	7.7%	--	0.98	173
$46.00	Aug 21	7.55	8.10	$7.82	7.0%	14	0.98	51
$43.50	Aug 21	4.85	5.60	$5.23	14.3%	1	0.97	202

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 223 active (total vol 39.7K, top 7.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	0.39	0.43	$0.41	9.8%	7.6K	0.20	17.8K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.37	0.40	$0.39	7.7%	3.4K	0.36	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.55	0.58	$0.56	5.4%	2.5K	0.47	4.0K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	2.4K	0.19	17.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.78	0.82	$0.80	5.0%	2.1K	0.60	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.00	Aug 21	0.42	0.44	$0.43	4.7%	1.2K	0.40	1.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.68	0.72	$0.70	5.7%	1.0K	0.53	425
$37.50	Aug 21	0.23	0.26	$0.25	12.0%	918	0.27	2.0K
$36.00	Aug 21	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	512	0.05	1.8K
$37.00	Aug 21	0.12	0.14	$0.13	15.4%	501	0.17	1.7K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. -- strikes (avg --%, max --%)

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 135 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 1.84)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$32.00	$33.00	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	94%	1.50	$32.40
$34.50	$35.00	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	93%	1.78	$34.68
$33.50	$34.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	81%	3.17	$33.62
$42.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.38	$1.62	$0.38	35%	4.26	$42.38
$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	68%	1.33	$36.43

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	98%	1.17	$44.27
$43.00	$42.50	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	77%	1.78	$42.82
$44.50	$44.00	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	82%	1.38	$44.29
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	89%	0.67	$44.20
$46.00	$45.00	Sep 18	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	78%	0.54	$45.35

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 80 found (best R:R 1.33, avg 0.64)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$45.00	$46.00	Sep 25	$0.35	$0.35	$0.65	73%	0.54	$45.35
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 11	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	59%	0.92	$40.24
$41.00	$42.00	Sep 25	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	61%	0.67	$41.40
$40.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	58%	0.85	$40.73
$41.00	$41.50	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	67%	0.52	$41.17

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 25	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	63%	1.33	$35.43
$33.00	$32.00	Oct 2	$0.35	$0.35	$0.65	78%	0.54	$32.65
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 11	$0.42	$0.42	$0.58	70%	0.72	$35.58
$34.50	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.53	$0.53	$0.97	70%	0.55	$33.97
$37.50	$37.00	Oct 2	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	55%	2.85	$37.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.71, cheapest $0.69)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.69	50.8%	51.8%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.67	55.7%	57.2%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.69	54.1%	56.2%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.69	50.8%	51.8%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.80	55.7%	57.2%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.75	54.1%	56.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 79 found (cheapest 3.21% of stock, avg 11.30%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.00	Aug 21	$0.80	$0.43	$1.23	$36.77	$39.23	3.21%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.56	$0.70	$1.26	$37.24	$39.76	3.28%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.11	$0.25	$1.36	$36.14	$38.86	3.54%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.39	$1.02	$1.41	$37.59	$40.41	3.67%
$37.00	Aug 21	$1.45	$0.13	$1.58	$35.42	$38.58	4.12%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.27	$1.42	$1.69	$37.81	$41.19	4.40%
$36.50	Aug 21	$1.93	$0.07	$2.00	$34.50	$38.50	5.21%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$1.93	$2.11	$37.89	$42.11	5.50%
$36.00	Aug 21	$2.37	$0.04	$2.41	$33.59	$38.41	6.28%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$2.40	$2.52	$37.98	$43.02	6.57%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.42% of stock, avg 7.88%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$40.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.04	$0.16	$35.84	$40.66
$40.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.07	$0.19	$36.31	$40.69
$40.00	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.04	$0.22	$35.78	$40.22
$40.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.13	$0.25	$36.75	$40.75
$40.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.07	$0.25	$36.25	$40.25
$40.00	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.13	$0.31	$36.69	$40.31
$39.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$0.04	$0.31	$35.69	$39.81
$39.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.27	$0.07	$0.34	$36.16	$39.84
$40.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.25	$0.37	$37.13	$40.87
$39.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$0.13	$0.40	$36.60	$39.90

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 52 found (best R:R 1.78, avg credit $0.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
32/33	45/46	Sep 25	$0.64	$0.36	53%	1.78	$32.36	$45.64
31/32	45/46	Sep 25	$0.50	$0.50	58%	1.00	$31.50	$45.50
36/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.39	$0.11	35%	3.55	$36.11	$41.39
36/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.36	$0.14	40%	2.57	$35.64	$41.36
34/34	41/42	Sep 4	$0.30	$0.20	52%	1.50	$34.20	$41.30
34/34	45/46	Sep 25	$0.57	$0.43	48%	1.33	$33.43	$45.57
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	43%	1.94	$36.17	$42.83
34/34	42/42	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.16	40%	2.12	$33.66	$42.34
34/34	42/43	Sep 4	$0.24	$0.26	60%	0.92	$34.26	$42.74
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.30	$0.20	48%	1.50	$35.70	$42.80

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 90 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	21%	9.00
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	26%	6.14
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	25%	6.14
$36.50	$37.00	$37.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	13%	7.33
$35.50	$36.00	$36.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	11%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	16%	15.67
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	25%	9.00
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	23%	7.33
$36.50	$37.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	18%	7.33
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	26%	4.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 67 found (best net $-0.07, 67 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.41
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.15	$0.35
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$41.00	$41.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.05	$0.45

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$38.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43
$38.50	$38.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.16	$0.34
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.06	$0.94
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.00	$1.00
$36.00	$35.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.23	$0.77

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 82 found (best yield 5.53%, avg 2.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.12	0.39	6.8%	5.53%	12.38%	--	51
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.35	0.27	17.3%	3.52%	20.80%	36	48
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.79	0.35	9.5%	4.67%	14.13%	56	52
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.35	0.43	4.2%	6.12%	10.37%	148	343
$39.00	Oct 2	$2.73	0.47	1.6%	7.11%	8.76%	8	38
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.08	0.42	5.5%	5.42%	10.97%	2	25
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.46	0.45	3.0%	6.41%	9.36%	--	18
$45.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.27	17.3%	3.00%	20.28%	16	78
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.42	0.31	12.1%	3.70%	15.77%	115	216
$41.00	Sep 25	$1.80	0.39	6.8%	4.69%	11.55%	--	40

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 36,381

Total Puts 6,409

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 29,972

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 63,439

Total Puts 10,756

Put/Call Ratio 0.17

Net Difference 52,683

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 418,721

Total Puts 78,750

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.19

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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